Ballinasloe
Planning applications inside the Ballinasloe, Co. Galway settlement, as recorded on the statutory register. The area is the CSO’s Census 2022 urban boundary.
What the data shows
Generated from this page’s figuresThe planning register for Ballinasloe shows 257 total applications, with 18 lodged in 2023, 26 in 2024, and 21 in 2025. Of the 208 applications granted, refused, or part-granted since 2016, 178 were granted, 30 were refused, and 0 were part-granted, reflecting an 86% grant rate. Across the recorded development types, new dwelling stands at 18%, retention at 18%, extension at 15%, and commercial at 13%. This is information, not legal advice.
An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.
- 257
- inside the settlement boundary
- Galway
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
86%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 49
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 178 |
| Refused | 30 |
| No decision recorded | 49 |
What’s being applied for
Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.
Show the numbers
| Type | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New dwelling | 45 | 18% |
| Retention | 45 | 18% |
| Extension | 39 | 15% |
| Commercial | 32 | 13% |
| Housing estate | 27 | 11% |
| Alterations | 21 | 8% |
Grant rate by type of development
| Type | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retention | 83% | 41 | 90% |
| New dwelling | 74% | 34 | 81% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded. Types with fewer than 30 decided applications are not listed, because a rate over a handful of applications would not mean anything.
Activity
Applications lodged
Show the numbers
| Year | Applications |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 25 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2022 | 24 |
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2025 | 21 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13 | 12 | 92% |
| 2017 | 23 | 21 | 91% |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | 100% |
| 2019 | 30 | 28 | 93% |
| 2020 | 18 | 13 | 72% |
| 2021 | 23 | 18 | 78% |
| 2022 | 21 | 17 | 81% |
| 2023 | 18 | 14 | 78% |
| 2024 | 18 | 16 | 89% |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 100% |
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Source the statutory planning registers; settlement boundary: CSO Census 2022 urban areas (Tailte Éireann) · Licence Irish Public Sector Data, CC BY 4.0Always confirm against the relevant authority’s official register.